Speakers

IGOR ASATUROV
General Director
Freight One

Born in 1968.
From 1996 - worked in the transport business at various freight forwarding companies.
From 2003-2007 - General Director of Novaya perevozochnaya kompaniya (NPK).
February 2007 - Appointed Director of YUKOS-Transservice.
August 2007 - Appointed First Deputy General Director of Commerce and Production at Freight One.
From 23 March 2011 - 11 May 2011 - Acting General Director of Freight One Company.
2004 - Defended PhD thesis on “Increasing the Competitiveness of Railway Transport Carriers” at Russian State Open Technical University of Railway Transport. Candidate of Technical Sciences.

SALMAN BABAYEV
Vice-President
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS

Born in 1955.
In 1978 graduated from Khabarovsk Institute of Railway Transport Engineers, worked as Civil Engineer in Railway Operations.
Began working with railway transport in 1978 as an Assistant Yardmaster at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Station on Far Eastern Railways. Later worked as a Station Duty Officer and Station Dispatcher at the Komsomolsk Marshalling Yard of Far Eastern Railways, and a Train Dispatcher at the Komsomolsk Branch.
From 1980-1982 - Chief Engineer, Director of Komsomolsk Marshalling Yard Station.
From 1982-1986 - Director of Khabarovsk-2 Station, Director of Traffic Department of Khabarovsk Branch of Far Eastern Railways.
From 1987-1997 - Director of Urgalsky Branch of Baikal-Amur Railways, First Deputy Director of Baikal-Amur Railways, Director of Baikal-Amur Railways.
From 1997-1998 - First Deputy Director of Far Eastern Railways.
From 1998-1999 - Deputy Director of North Caucasus Railways.
From 1999-2002 - Deputy Director of Moscow Railways - Director of Traffic Centre of Corporate Transport Service, Deputy Director of Moscow Railways.
2002 - Took over Centre of Corporate Transport Service under the Russian Ministry of Railways.
2002 - Director of Volga Railways.
2003 - Russian Railways Vice President - Director of Centre of Corporate Transport Service.
August 2005 - Russian Railways Vice President.
July 2007 - General Director of Freight One.
March 2011 - Appointed Russian Railways Vice President for Commercial Operations.

GENNADY BESSONOV
General Secretary
COORDINATING COUNCIL ON TRANSSIBERIAN TRANSPORTATION

Born in 1950.
Graduated from Fergana Polytechnic Institute and from the Diplomatic Academy under Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
Works in the system of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - since 1987. Had occupied various diplomatic positions in the central body of the ministry and abroad.
Since 2001 - 2005 General Consul of the Russian Federation in the Geteborg (Sweden). Having huge executive experience in various fields of public service, Bessonov G.I. has participated in attraction of foreign investments into the Russian economy, construction and reconstruction of objects of the real estate abroad for many years.

ANDREY BURLINOV
Co-Head of Natural Resources and Heavy Industries
VTB Capital

Born in Moscow, graduated with distinction from the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, USA), majoring in Computer Science, and also in 1996 was awarded the degree of MBA at Erasmus University (Rotterdam, Netherlands).
Before joining the VTB Group, from 1997 to 2003 he worked in the head offices of the Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Credit Suisse First Boston investment banks in New York, where he was engaged in developing investment banking business with American and Russian companies in the oil and gas and energy industries. He then returned to Moscow and moved to the Troika Dialog investment company, where he was responsible for work with the company’s major clients in the role of managing director of the investment banking division.
He has been working for VTB Group since April 2010, and currently holds the post of joint head of the Natural Resources and Heavy Industry Directorate, VTB Capital, and also Senior Vice President of VTB Bank.

ALEXEY GROM
Member of the Board - Vice-President
FESCO TRANSPORTATION gROUP

Graduated from MIIT in 1993. In 2006 he graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Worked at a Dutch shipping company. In 1996 he was appointed director general of CJSK Transkom. From 2000 he was director for transport services sales at CJSK Russky Mir. From 2001 he was deputy director for interregional policy at NK Yukos. From 2003 he was director general of CJSK Yukos-Transservice.
Since 2007 is the CEO of LLC Transgarant Firm. In 2009 appointed member of the Board, Vice President for rail division of LLC FESCO Transport Group.

INNOKENTY IVANOV
Partner

Graduated Moscow State Law Academy, Dr. Ivanov received his Ph.D. in Law from the Institute of State and Law, Russian Academy of Sciences. He also received his master's in law from the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
Dr. Ivanov has been working at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer since 1994, having spent 1996 and 1997 in the firm's Frankfurt office. He is currently a partner of the Moscow branch, where he heads the firm's Russian practice for infrastructure and transport. He specialises in corporate law and project financing. He is vastly experienced in consulting Russian and foreign clients on mergers and acquisitions, founding joint companies, the securities market and corporate management, including public servant responsibility. He has for a few years now been in charge of customer service for the state sector and provides consultations on various different corporate issues regarding contracts with foreign business partners, stock market transactions, attracting financing and infrastructure projects. As a leader of the firm's infrastructure practice in Russia, Dr. Ivanov has participated in structuring and implementing many significant projects, including ones based on public private partnership in transportation infrastructure, energy, utilities and other spheres. He is active in developing respective federal and regional regulatory framework, and is a member of the Expert Council on Public Private Partnership Legislation for the State Dume Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship. Among other things, Dr. Ivanov has worked on drafting the bill on “St. Petersburg Participating in Public Private Partnerships,” which currently serves as the legislative framework for a number of projects in St. Petersburg.

SERGEY KALETIN
Deputy CEO, Technological Development
Freight One

Born in 1965.
Graduated from the Urals Electromechanical Institute of Railway Transport Engineers. Began his career in railway transport in 1986 as a carriage trainmaster at the Chelyabinsk station of the South Urals Railways (SUR).
Since 1987-1992 - Worked as a carriage inspector and senior inspector at the Carriage Depot of the SUR Chelyabinsk Marshalling Yard.
Since 1992-1993 - Senior Instructor at the Carriage Depot of the SUR Chelyabinsk Marshalling Yard.
Since 1993-1999 - Director of the Carriage Technical Inspection Checkpoint at the Carriage Depot of the SUR Chelyabinsk Marshalling Yard.
Since 1999 - Deputy Director of the Carriage Depot of the SUR Chelyabinsk Marshalling Yard.
Since 2000-2001 - Chief Engineer at the Carriage Depot of the SUR Chelyabinsk Marshalling Yard.
Since 2001-2003 - First Deputy Director of the SUR Chelyabinsk Branch - Chief Inspector for Train Traffic Safety.
Since 2003-2005 - Chief Engineer of the SUR Chelyabinsk Branch.
In 2005 - Appointed Director of the Repair Carriage Depot at the SUR Chelyabinsk Freight Carriage Repair Directorate.
Since 2005-2006 - Director of the SUR Carriage Facilities Service.
Since 2006-2008 - First Deputy Director of the Carriage Facilities Department at Russian Railways.
August 2008 - Transferred to Freight One as Deputy General Director for Technical Development.

ELENA KUNAEVA
Director of Corporate Transportation Services
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS

Born in 1954.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Railway Engineering in 1976. She started her professional career at railway transport in 1978 as an economist in “Transorgmashuchet” Trust of the Ministry of Railways. Afterwards she held positions of Head of department of Data-processing Center of the Trust, Assistant Head of Main Data-processing Center of the Ministry of Railways of Russia. Since 1996 she has been working at the Transport Service Centre as Deputy General Director, Development Director. Currently she holds the position of General Director of the Transport Service Centre - structural division of Russian Railways.

BORIS LAPIDUS
General Director
VNIIZHT

Born in 1947
Graduated from the All-Union Correspondence Railway Engineering Institute.
Worked as Deputy Administrator and Administrator at the Planning and Economic Department for Privolzhskaya Railways from 1981 to 1988. From 1988 to 1994 Mr. Lapidus worked as Head Economist and Deputy Administrator at Privolzhskaya Railways. From 1994 to 2003 he was Managing Director of Economics and Development for the Traffic Ministry, Administrator of its Economics Department and a member of the Ministry's body. Mr. Lapidus was Vice-President in 2003 and has been Senior Vice-President of JSC Russian Railways since 2005. He is a merited economist of Russia. In 2010 he was appointed Chairman of JSC Russian Railway's Joint Academic Council, as well as President and CEO of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Railway Transport.

SERGEY MALTSEV
Chairman of the Presidium
COUNCIL OF RAILWAY OPERATORS MARKET

He got a Degree in Railway Engineering in 1983. After graduation Mr. Maltsev served in the USSR Army (Military Railway Service). In 1992 he resigned with the rank of a major. Then from 1993 till 1997 Mr. Maltsev worked for Petra CJSC as Head of Transportation Department and from 1997 till 1999 he held the same position at PromSnab LLC. From 1999 till 2007 he worked as Advisor to the Director-General of MMK-Trans LLC. In 2006 by the order of the RF Ministry of Transport Mr. Maltsev was awarded a decoration “Honorary Railwayman” for his great contribution into the development of railway transport. Since 2007 Mr. Maltsev has also held the position of Advisor to the Director-General of the New Forwarding Company.Since March 2008 Mr. Maltsev has been Executive Member of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Globaltrans Group. In July 2009 Mr. Maltsev was elected Chairman of the Non-Profit Partnership “Association of Railway Services Providers” formed by independent forwarding companies operating in the Russian railroad market.

LEONID MAZO
EXPERT
TRANSBASIS

Was born in 1948.
He graduated from engineering and economic faculty of Moscow State University of railway service in 1971. In 1977 he successfully completed postgraduates course. From 1971 to 2008 Leonid Mazo worked as a probationer-research worker, junior researcher and senior staff scientist, a head of laboratory, a head of economic and finance department, than he was promoted to Vice Director and a director councilor of All-Russian Research Studies Institute of railway service. Leonid Mazo took part in holding the reconsideration of railroad rates system and development of price lists №10-01 in 1974, 1990 and 2003 and price list №10-02-16 for ridership in Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic States in 1993. He also took part in making a new conception of perspective carload rates system in 2007. Leonid Mazo was awarded a medal “For great services for Homeland”. He is a Doctor of Sience Economics and has 147 scientific publications.

VADIM MOROZOV
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS

Born in 1954.
In 1977 graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Railway Transport Engineers, railway engineer on railway maintenance, Candidate of Science (Engineering).
His career was started in 1971 as a millwright of the Volhovstroy-1 locomotive depot of the Oktyabrskaya railway. After the graduation from the institute he continued his work at the railway. He held an appointment from the switching foreman to the railway head. In 1998 he was Deputy Chairman of the legislative assembly of the Leningrad Region. Since 1998 until 1999 and since 2000 until 2002 - First Deputy of the South-East and Moscow railway correspondingly. Since May, 1999 until May, 2000 - Deputy Minister of Railways of the Russian Federation, since 2002 until 2003 - First Deputy Minister, since November, 2003 until June, 2004 - Minister of Railway Transport of the Russian Federation. Since July, 2004 - Executive Director of the Blagosostoianie (welfare) private pensionary fund. On August, 17, 2005 he was appointed the First Vice-President of the Russian Railways.

ANDREY NEDOSEKOV
Deputy Minister
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Born in 1960.
He graduated from the plant - institute of higher technical education Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute, has higher education.
He started his working career in 1979 at Krasnoyarsk machine building plant. From 1984 he held leading positions at various enterprises of the Krasnoyarsk region. From 2000 until 2006 he was Deputy Director General for Economic Security, Director General of JSC Bamtunnelstroy. In 2006-2007 Mr. Nedosekov held position of Director General of JSC Roszheldorstroy. In 2007 he was Deputy Director of Department for Economic and Investment of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Director of Department for Development Programs of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. Since 2008 Mr. Nedosekov is Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation.

DMITRY NIKITIN
General Director
EUROSIB GROUP

Born in 1971.
In 1993 graduated from St.Petersburg Railway University, Masters Degree in Traffic Logistics and Transport Management.
With EUROSIB since 1997. Career: Export Sales Manager, Head of New Business Department, Deputy Marketing Director, Deputy General Director, General Director EUROSIB SPB, General Director Group EUROSIB.

VYACHESLAV PETRENKO
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FREIGHT MARKETING AND TARIFF POLICY
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS

Born in 1964.
In 1968 he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Railway Transport Engineers. Railway transportation management.
1992 through 1998 he worked at the Octyabrskaya Railway where he occupied posts of foreman of the Leningrad-sortirovochnaya station, deputy head of the Cargo and Commercial Work Department of the St. Petersburg division, deputy head of the Marketing, Contract, Tariffs and Prices Department of the Cargo and Commercial Work Service, deputy head of the Cargo and Commercial Work Service, head of the Traveling Center for Trademark Transportation Services.
1998 through 2003 he worked at the Ministry of Communication Routes of the Russian Federation, occupied the position of deputy director general of the Center for Trademark Transportation Services. Since 2003 he has been working for Russian Railways where he held the posts of first deputy director general of the Center for Trademark Transportation Services, deputy director general on marketing of the Center for Trademark Transportation Services. Since 2008 he has been head of the Department of Cargo Transportation and Tariff Policy Marketing of Russian Railways.

VALERY RESHETNIKOV
Senior Vice-president
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS

Born in 1952.
He graduated from Leningrad Electro-Technical Institute as a systems engineer in 1975.
He began his career in 1975 as an engineer in the Faculty of Automation and Telecontrol at the Leningrad. Electro-Technical Institute. He then worked as a senior engineer at the R& D institute Prisma at the Leningrad Optical-Mechanical Association. Between 1985 and 1987 he worked in the trade representation of the Soviet Union in Norway. Reshetnikov has considerable experience in management positions at various companies and banks in St. Petersburg. In 2002, he was appointed head of the Department of Economic Security at the Ministry of Transport and Communications and in October 2003 head of the Safety and Security Department at Russian Railways. Since 2005 he has been an advisor to the president of Russian Railways. In March 2007, he was appointed Vice-President for Corporate Governance and a member of the Board.

ALEXANDER RETYUNIN
Editor-in-chief
GUDOK/ RZD-PARTNER

Member of St-Petersburg Union of Journalists, honorary academician of International Academy of Transport. Awarded as “Honored railman”, named medal “For civil position in the RF transport sector covering in mass media”.

VYACHESLAV RYBKIN
General Director
LENGIPROTRANS

Born in 1962.
Is also a director of MosgortransNIIproyekt; chairman of the Transport Infrastructure and Energy Saving Committee of the National Association of Planners; chairman of the board of the Inter-Regional Association of Architectural and Construction Planning Organisations (MOOASP); chairman of the board of Spetsenergoservis (the Inter-Regional Association of Energy Survey Organisations); and chairman of the board of the Guild of Professional Property Managers.
From 1979 to 1984 he studied at the K.L. Khetagurovai North Ossetia State University. His specialism was biology, and he qualified as a biologist and a biology and chemistry teacher.
From 1988 to 1993 he studied at the Higher Correspondence Law School of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs (the Rostov Higher School of the Russian Federation Ministry of Internal Affairs). His specialism was jurisprudence and he qualified as a lawyer.
He has more than fifteen years’ experience of work in senior posts in commercial and state organisations. Before being elected as director general of Lengiprotrans he headed the infrastructure projects investment office at Venture Investment and Yield Management LLP, and before that he worked for four years as first deputy general director of BalttransServis (building contractor for a light oil products transhipment terminal at Primorsk port, a subsidiary of Transnefteprodukt). At various times he has also been head of the legal department of the St Petersburg state property management committee and head of the economic development administration of the St Petersburg Property Foundation, has been general director of the Grand Hotel Europe, and has worked as deputy general director of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
He is a member of the Board of the International Union of Lawyers and a member of the Russian Association of Maritime and International Maritime Law. He has been awarded the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping badge “For Service” (1st Class) and is an Honoured Worker of the Russian Maritime Fleet.

YURY SAAKYAN
General Director
INSTITUTE OF PROBLEMS OF NATURAL MONOPOLIES

Graduated from the Moscow State University, department of mechanic and mathematics.
Moscow State University
Until 1991 he was engaged in scientific work.
Since 1991 held executive posts in different commercial companies.
Since May, 1, 2005 up to the present he’s been Chief Executive Officer of Research Institute of Natural Monopolies.

ALEXANDER SAPRONOV
General Director
Independent Transport Company

Graduated from The All-Union Law Correspondence Institute in 1980 and from The Russian Academy of Management in 1992. In 2007 he gained MBA in the State University - Higher School of Economics.
1994-1995 - Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation on the Antimonopoly Policy and New Economic Structures Support. 1995-2001 - President of the Russian World Company. 2001-2005 - Vice President, First Vice President of the Yukos RM. From 2005 until 2007 he held position of the Vice President of the NK Rosneft. Нe also held position of the Deputy Director General for Strategy and Corporate Development of the Freight One. He was appointed General Director of the Independent Transport Company in February, 2009.

ERMOLAY SOLZHENITSYN
Managing Director of Moscow Office
MCKINSEY & COMPANY

He graduated from Oriental languages faculty of Harvard University (USA).
He took master's degree on economics and foreign relations in Princeton University (USA).
He is one of the heads of McKinsey International Expert Group on mineral mining industry. He participates actively in the international projects of McKinsey on development of new approaches to business improvement for the companies of mineral mining industry.
He has solid experience of projects implementation for the enterprises in metallurgic, oil and gas and aircraft industry in the area of working out of strategy, production activity, issues of management and sales.
His career in McKinsey Company has started in 1998. Before it he lived and worked in China and Taiwan for some years.

TAMARA STEBUNOVA
Deputy Head
FEDERAL TARIFF SERVICE

Born in 1956.
Studied at the Moscow Institute of Railway Transport Engineers.
Between 1979 and 1993, she was a trainee researcher, an engineer, a junior researcher, and a researcher at the Ministry of Railways’ All-Russian Railway Research Institute (VNIIZHD). Between 1993 and 1997, she was chief economist, deputy head of department, and head of the currency and tariffs committee department of the Russian Ministry of Railways, in Moscow. From 1997 to 2004, she was head of the department of freight tariffs on export, import and transit freight at the Russian Ministry of Railways’ Centre for Corporate Transport Services, in Moscow. From 2004 to 2010, she was deputy head of the Railway Regulation Directorate at the Russian Federal Tariff Service. Since 2010, she has been deputy head of the Federal Tariff Service.
She holds the title of Distinguished Economist of the Russian Federation.